SNAP work requirement carve-outs for vets, homeless caught in crosshairs of Trump bill

(The Hill) Congress could soon put an end to work requirement exemptions for veterans, homeless individuals and youth that were in foster care who receive food assistance.

While House Republicans preserved the exemptions to work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as part of their broader package to advance President Trump’s tax cut and spending priorities, Senate Republicans omitted the key language in their version of the bill. The exemptions were initially negotiated as part of a bipartisan deal two years ago.

The GOP-led Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee confirmed the provision’s absence would mean the exemptions would no longer be retained for members of the three groups.

The move has drawn little attention on both sides of the aisle so far, as other pieces of the Republicans’ megabill take center stage, including significant changes to Medicaid and what some estimates have projected as a multitrillion-dollar tax package.

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